Anyone brew this and have feedback on Ubermick's recipe? How does it compare to the real thing and how does it compare with the C-40 recipe that started this thread? Does it have enough victory?

Cheers!

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Originally Posted by ubermick

Spotted 2-Below today at the local shop while snagging some groceries, and am kicking myself for forgetting about this beer. (For forgetting about brewing something nice for the holidays in general - should really have done this last month!)

Loads of info on the recipe on New Belgium's site. They list the grains as Pale, Munich, Caramel, Crystal 80L, Carapils, and Victory. Hops are Target, Sterling, and Liberty. IBUs are 32, ABV is 6.6%, with an OG of 18.3 plato. (about 1.075, which seems high, since that would have the ABV coming out around 8%) I want something that's a little more sessionable, so I'm sticking with the goal of 6.5% or so. I'm guessing at the SRM of this, but I think 15-17 seems about right.

So after messing around in Beertools, and checking some of the clone recipes mentioned in this thread, this SHOULD be pretty close. (I'm sticking with the original clone suggestion of 2oz each of Liberty and Sterling for dry hopping, but am just going to go with American Ale II, I think, with a nice big starter.) Here goes...

Spotted 2-Below today at the local shop while snagging some groceries, and am kicking myself for forgetting about this beer. (For forgetting about brewing something nice for the holidays in general - should really have done this last month!)

Loads of info on the recipe on New Belgium's site. They list the grains as Pale, Munich, Caramel, Crystal 80L, Carapils, and Victory. Hops are Target, Sterling, and Liberty. IBUs are 32, ABV is 6.6%, with an OG of 18.3 plato. (about 1.075, which seems high, since that would have the ABV coming out around 8%) I want something that's a little more sessionable, so I'm sticking with the goal of 6.5% or so. I'm guessing at the SRM of this, but I think 15-17 seems about right.

So after messing around in Beertools, and checking some of the clone recipes mentioned in this thread, this SHOULD be pretty close. (I'm sticking with the original clone suggestion of 2oz each of Liberty and Sterling for dry hopping, but am just going to go with American Ale II, I think, with a nice big starter.) Here goes...

I brewed Ubermick's clone recipe about a month ago, and I am enjoying now as I type this message. I had to substitute all three varieties of hops due to what was available at the LHBS on brew day, and the fact that I didn't plan ahead. I don't have my notes in front of me, and don't remember my bittering and aroma hops, but remember using only one variety during the boil (Hallerteau maybe) and Saaz for dry hopping in the secondary.

In any case, the beer is good, and if I used the specified hops I'm sure it would be very close to 2 Below. Even with my poor hop substitutions the beer is tasty and I have received positive feedback from friends. If you can get your hands on the hop varieties in the recipe from the NB site, I think this clone is a winner!

It looks like the original suggested recipe on the rockhopbrewersclub.com is now gone. Does anyone have a copy of that recipe, or is Ubermick's just as good/better? Also, thanks for the great update from New Belgium on their actual hop schedule.

I'd like to brew this in a couple days and am just wanting to see which recipe is preferred.

With the recipe below, how long is the mash? Everyone mentions a 60 min boil, but I need to know mash time. Need this info ASAP, I'm going to have an early morning session tomorrow. Thanks!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ubermick

Spotted 2-Below today at the local shop while snagging some groceries, and am kicking myself for forgetting about this beer. (For forgetting about brewing something nice for the holidays in general - should really have done this last month!)

Loads of info on the recipe on New Belgium's site. They list the grains as Pale, Munich, Caramel, Crystal 80L, Carapils, and Victory. Hops are Target, Sterling, and Liberty. IBUs are 32, ABV is 6.6%, with an OG of 18.3 plato. (about 1.075, which seems high, since that would have the ABV coming out around 8%) I want something that's a little more sessionable, so I'm sticking with the goal of 6.5% or so. I'm guessing at the SRM of this, but I think 15-17 seems about right.

So after messing around in Beertools, and checking some of the clone recipes mentioned in this thread, this SHOULD be pretty close. (I'm sticking with the original clone suggestion of 2oz each of Liberty and Sterling for dry hopping, but am just going to go with American Ale II, I think, with a nice big starter.) Here goes...